Brief19

Briefings Archive

Period:
RESEARCH
  • More evidence of vaccine efficacy among essential workers. Real world data matches trials
POLICY
  • With 100 million vaccine doses given, Biden announces goal to have "90/90" percent plan
RESEARCH
  • Pediatric coronavirus vaccines trials won't report on efficacy. Why that's not a problem and how to sign children up
POLICY
  • Can vaccinated people who get coronavirus spread it? We will know sometime this year.
RESEARCH
  • AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine may, or may not, be associated with blood clot formation
POLICY
  • You've been vaccinated. Do you need a vaccine passport?
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • New Inspector General report shows healthcare system on the brink
  • US drops below 1,000 daily covid-19 deaths. But variants are taking over
  • CDC Director Warns the US Could See Another "Avoidable Surge"
  • CDC updates school distancing guidance
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • New survey study highlights alarming rates of vaccine refusal among US parents
  • Non-fatal opioid overdoses on the rise during the pandemic
  • Vaccines decrease coronavirus disease and infection among healthcare workers, several new studies find
RESEARCH
  • New survey study highlights alarming rates of vaccine refusal among US parents
POLICY
  • New Inspector General report shows healthcare system on the brink
RESEARCH
  • Non-fatal opioid overdoses on the rise during the pandemic
POLICY
  • US drops below 1,000 daily covid-19 deaths. But variants are taking over
RESEARCH
  • Vaccines decrease coronavirus disease and infection among healthcare workers, several new studies find
POLICY
  • Speed isn't everything in vaccine rollout
RESEARCH
  • Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers lowered over time, followed emerging evidence, FDA policy, and media coverage of rollouts
  • Shelter-in-place and weight changes. Did people gain or lose a few?
POLICY
  • CDC Director Warns the US Could See Another "Avoidable Surge"
RESEARCH
  • Coronavirus antibody levels of children and adults differ widely in response to infection, new study finds
POLICY
  • CDC updates school distancing guidance
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • Interim guidance on changes in CDC procedures
  • FDA streamlines path for screening of asymptomatic individuals
  • Mass vaccination sites are working. But they require mass coordination
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Moderna vaccine shows reduced activity against South Africa B.1.351, Brazil (P.1), and California (B.1.427/B.1.429) coronavirus variants. However, it remains highly active against U.K. B.1.1.7 variant
  • Covid-19 reinfection is rare, though older adults are more at risk
  • Vaccination appears to be safe for covid-19 long-haulers
  • Oxford/AstraZeneca fails to prevent mild to moderate covid-19 from B.1.351 ("South Africa") variant
RESEARCH
  • Brief19 turns one. What we've learned and how our guiding principles have worked. (And yes, a little new research on Vitamin D as well)
POLICY
  • Interim guidance on changes in CDC procedures
RESEARCH
  • Covid-19 reinfection is rare, though older adults are more at risk
  • Moderna vaccine shows reduced activity against South Africa B.1.351, Brazil (P.1), and California (B.1.427/B.1.429) coronavirus variants. However, it remains highly active against U.K. B.1.1.7 variant
POLICY
  • FDA streamlines path for screening of asymptomatic individuals
RESEARCH
  • Vaccination appears to be safe for covid-19 long-haulers
  • Oxford/AstraZeneca fails to prevent mild to moderate covid-19 from B.1.351 ("South Africa") variant
POLICY
  • Trusted sources needed for new pools of vaccine hesitancy.
RESEARCH
  • Rates of premature births in Tennessee during the stay-at-home period. New data contradicts other studies
POLICY
  • Mass vaccination sites are working. But they require mass coordination
RESEARCH
  • Coronavirus mRNA vaccines reduce the risk of asymptomatic infection
  • High dose blood thinners show no benefit for patients with severe covid-19
POLICY
  • No good deed goes unpunished in federal spending
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • Combatting vaccine disparity in underserved communities
  • CDC and Medicare and Medicaid Federal agencies relax nursing home visit guidelines
  • Vaccinated Americans get CDC approval to take another step toward normalcy
  • FDA rejects ivermectin, despite growing interest in some corners of the internet
  • Senate stimulus slimmer in some ways, fatter in others
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7 (UK) is associated with slight increased risk of death
  • Does wearing a clear face mask have an effect on the clinician-patient relationship?
  • More data points towards obesity as a risk factor for worse covid-19
RESEARCH
  • Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7 (UK) is associated with slight increased risk of death
POLICY
  • Combatting vaccine disparity in underserved communities
RESEARCH
  • Does wearing a clear face mask have an effect on the clinician-patient relationship?
POLICY
  • CDC and Medicare and Medicaid Federal agencies relax nursing home visit guidelines
RESEARCH
  • Coronavirus vaccines for kids: are we throwing away their shot?
POLICY
  • FDA rejects ivermectin, despite growing interest in some corners of the internet
RESEARCH
  • More data points towards obesity as a risk factor for worse covid-19
POLICY
  • Vaccinated Americans get CDC approval to take another step toward normalcy
RESEARCH
  • Kids and seroprevalence: good news or a double-edged sword?
POLICY
  • Senate stimulus slimmer in some ways, fatter in others
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • President Biden declares America on track to have 300 million vaccine doses by May, two months earlier than previously promised
  • New rapid saliva-based test receives FDA approval
  • Narrow majority means new limitations for stimulus check eligibility
  • As restrictions ease, experts' fears grow
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved over the weekend. A look at the data
  • Theoretical effects of vaccines on chronic covid-19 syndromes: a preliminary analysis
RESEARCH
  • Eye swabs: a new possibility for testing?
POLICY
  • Narrow majority means new limitations for stimulus check eligibility
  • Warp Speed at a cost
RESEARCH
  • Ivermectin: yet another fad runs into the brick wall known as "actual science"
POLICY
  • President Biden declares America on track to have 300 million vaccine doses by May, two months earlier than previously promised
RESEARCH
  • Vaccine hesitancy and political affiliation
POLICY
  • New rapid saliva-based test receives FDA approval
RESEARCH
  • Theoretical effects of vaccines on chronic covid-19 syndromes: a preliminary analysis
POLICY
  • As restrictions ease, experts' fears grow
RESEARCH
  • Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved over the weekend. A look at the data
POLICY
  • New CDC guidance on ventilation in schools and child care centers
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